Monthly Archives: January 2009

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  Now I'm one of the Cool Kids

  Posted on January 19, 2009 by heyamaretto in 5 life

  I never realized how dependent I am on my connection to the world at large via Internet until we lost power for 5 days this winter. The ice storm was bad but not horrible for me, although I know others didn’t fare as well. It brought its own fragile beauty part and parcel with the [...]

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  All I Ever Learned…

  Posted on January 17, 2009 by heyamaretto in 5 life

  Today I am helping out backstage at my 10 year old daughter’s play. The phone keeps ringing, which is driving me slightly nuts because I have to put off responding to any real estate matters, and I hate doing that, even for a few hours. No choice, however, so I am taking a deep breath [...]

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  Where did I see goodness?

  Posted on January 16, 2009 by heyamaretto in 5 life

  I will admit it. I am a creature attracted to warmth. My favorite season is spring, when in New  England you can watch a day-by-day awakening of things. Each day is longer than the one before, the vernal pools are green and full of all sorts of life, and even the air seems to join [...]

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  Running Late

  Posted on January 15, 2009 by heyamaretto in 4 real estate, 5 life

  As usual, we were running late this morning. I was in charge of motivating and driving the seventeen year old to school. We were doing okay until I asked him to help me bring down trash and recycles for pickup. I had been at the Inman Conference last week, and had left money for groceries [...]

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  Sunshine

  Posted on January 14, 2009 by heyamaretto in 5 life

  Whan I was a little girl, my favorite song was “You Are My Sunshine.” I sang it non-stop, so I doubt that it was the favorite of those around me, but it was such a cheerful song I couldn’t help but be happy when I heard it. “My only sunshine.” Right now, in the middle [...]

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  I'm a New Soul

  Posted on January 11, 2009 by heyamaretto in 1 Central MA

  How often are we new? Every day we wake up with chance to react differently to the world around us. The human body replaces itself on a regular basis, so you literally aren’t the person you were a year ago. Even the conditions around us shift daily, and we are forced to choose to react [...]

  Post Tagged with 4 real estate, divorce, ICNY, Inman, life changes, REBar camp
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